The Lapworth Museum of Geology has the finest and most
extensive collections of fossils, minerals and rocks in
the Midland Region. The Museum dates back to 1880, and
is one of the oldest specialist geological museums
in the UK. Throughout its
long history the Lapworth Museum has provided a valuable
resource for students, schools and colleges, research
workers, enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in, or
desire to learn, about geology. The museum supports teaching
and research in the Earth Sciences and natural history
within the University and the West Midlands region.
The Museum is named after Charles Lapworth, the first
Professor of Geology at Mason College, the forerunner
of the University of Birmingham. Lapworth was one of the
most important and influential geologists in the late
19th and early 20th Centuries. Located in the University’s
Grade II listed, Aston Webb Building, the museum retains
its original Edwardian setting and interior.
The collections contain in excess of 250,000 specimens. In
addition to rocks, fossils and minerals, there are large collections
of early geological maps, equipment, models, photographic
material, and also zoological specimens and stone axes. The
Lapworth Archive contains one of the most complete records
of the work of a scientist of that period.
Opening Timings
Mon-Fri: 09:00 - 17:00
Sat, Sun: 14:00 - 17:00
Closed 24 Dec - 1 Jan, Easter
Directions
By Bus: 61, 62, 63
By Rail: New Street Station, University Station
Contact Info
School of Geography, Earth & Environmental
Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
England
